Minnala Thendrala Medaiyil
From Ilamai · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Ilamai1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Minnalaa thendralaa medaiyil paaru | Is it lightning or a gentle breeze? Look at the stage! |
| Haeheah heah haeheah | Haeheah heah haeheah |
| Male | |
| Kavinganaa pulavanaa paadalai kelu | Is he a poet or a scholar? Listen to the song! |
| Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah | Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah |
| Male | |
| Kavalai illai paadukirom | We sing without any worries! |
| Male :Kaaval illai aadugirom | Male : We dance without any restrictions! |
| Both :Idho…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa | Both : Here it comes…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa |
| Male | |
| Minnalaa | Is it lightning? |
| Male :Aahaa | Male : Aahaa |
| Male :Thendralaa | Male : Is it a breeze? |
| Male :Yaehae | Male : Yaehae |
| Male :Medaiyil paaru | Male : Look at the stage! |
| Male :Haeheah haeheah | Male : Haeheah haeheah |
| Male :Kavinganaa | Male : Is he a poet? |
| Male :Aahaah | Male : Aahaah |
| Male :Pulavanaa | Male : Is he a scholar? |
| Male :Yaehae…. | Male : Yaehae…. |
| Male :Paadalai kelu | Male : Listen to the song! |
| Male :Haeheah haeheah | Male : Haeheah haeheah |
| Male | |
| Ullam vanna oonjal pottu | Setting up a colorful swing in the heart, |
| Ingae aaduthu hahaa | It swings right here, haha! |
| Male :Vellam polae Inbam pongi | Male : Joy overflows like a flood, |
| Ingae oduthu haeheah heah heah | And flows right here, haeheah heah heah! |
| Male | |
| Raagam therinthaal thaalam purinthaal | If you know the melody and understand the rhythm, |
| Neengal kooda paadalaam haei | You too can sing along, haei! |
| Male :Naadi narambil bodhai yaera | Male : As intoxication rises in every vein and nerve, |
| Neengal kooda aadalaam aah… | You too can dance along, aah… |
| Male :Kangalil nooru minnalgal paaya | Male : As a hundred lightnings strike in the eyes, |
| Nenjodu nenjam pinnikklaam….haei | Hearts can intertwine with hearts….haei! |
| Male | |
| Minnalaa thendralaa medaiyil paaru | Is it lightning or a gentle breeze? Look at the stage! |
| Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah | Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah |
| Male | |
| Kavinganaa pulavanaa paadalai kelu | Is he a poet or a scholar? Listen to the song! |
| Haeheah heah haeheah | Haeheah heah haeheah |
| Male | |
| Kavalai illai paadukirom | We sing without any worries! |
| Haeheah heah haeheah | Haeheah heah haeheah |
| Male :Kaaval illai aadugirom | Male : We dance without any restrictions! |
| Both :Idho…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa | Both : Here it comes…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa |
| Male | |
| Minnalaa | Is it lightning? |
| Male :Aahaa…. | Male : Aahaa…. |
| Male :Thendralaa | Male : Is it a breeze? |
| Male :Yaehae….. | Male : Yaehae….. |
| Male :Medaiyil paaru | Male : Look at the stage! |
| Male :Haeheah haeheah | Male : Haeheah haeheah |
| Male :Kavinganaa | Male : Kavinganaa |
| Male :Aahaah | Male : Aahaah |
| Male :Pulavanaa | Male : Pulavanaa |
| Male :Yaehae…. | Male : Yaehae…. |
| Male :Paadalai kelu | Male : Listen to the song! |
| Male :Haeheah haeheah | Male : Haeheah haeheah |
| Male | |
| Kaalam engal kaiyil vanthaal | If time comes into our hands, |
| Thendral veesalaam dararaa thaara thaararaa | The gentle breeze can blow, dararaa thaara thaararaa! |
| Male :Naalum engal thottam thannil | Male : Every single day in our garden, |
| Kuyilgal koovalaam hahaa | Cuckoos can sing, haha! |
| Male | |
| Aalukkaalu thalaivan endru | Claiming each person is a supreme leader, |
| Potti poosal illaiyae yaehaehae…. | There is no rivalry or conflict here, yaehaehae…. |
| Male :Paasamennum noolil | Male : On the thread called affection, |
| Naangal thoduththu vaiththa mullaiyae aahaa | We are the jasmine flowers strung together, aahaa! |
| Male | |
| Ovvoru medai ovvoru pechchu | Every stage and every speech, |
| Ovvoru vidhamaai ingillaiyae….yaei…. | Is not fake or divided in different ways here….yaei…. |
| Male | |
| Minnalaa thendralaa medaiyil paaru | Is it lightning or a gentle breeze? Look at the stage! |
| Haeheah heah haeheah | Haeheah heah haeheah |
| Male | |
| Kavinganaa pulavanaa paadalai kelu | Is he a poet or a scholar? Listen to the song! |
| Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah | Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah |
| Male | |
| Kavalai illai paadukirom | We sing without any worries! |
| Male :Kaaval illai aadugirom | Male : We dance without any restrictions! |
| Both :Idho…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa | Both : Here it comes…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa |
| Male | |
| Minnalaa | Is it lightning? |
| Male :Aahaa | Male : Aahaa |
| Male :Thendralaa | Male : Is it a breeze? |
| Male :Yaehae | Male : Yaehae |
| Male :Medaiyil paaru | Male : Look at the stage! |
| Male :Haeheah haeheah kkruroo | Male : Haeheah haeheah kkruroo |
| Male :Kavinganaa | Male : Is he a poet? |
| Male :Aahaah | Male : Aahaah |
| Male :Pulavanaa | Male : Is he a scholar? |
| Male :Yaehae…. | Male : Yaehae…. |
| Male :Paadalai kelu | Male : Listen to the song! |
| Male :Haeheah haeheah | Male : Haeheah haeheah |
மின்னலா தென்றலா மேடையில் பாரு
ஹெஹெஹ் ஹெஹ் ஹெஹெஹ்
Is it lightning or a gentle breeze? Look at the stage!
Haeheah heah haeheah
கவிஞனா புலவனா பாடலைக் கேளு
ஆஹாஹ் ஆஹாஹா ஆஹ் ஆஹ்
Is he a poet or a scholar? Listen to the song!
Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah
கவலை இல்லை பாடுகிறோம்
காவல் இல்லை ஆடுகிறோம்
இருவர் :
இதோ.......தரதாரதாரதாராதா
We sing without any worries!
Male : We dance without any restrictions!
Both : Here it comes…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa
மின்னலா
ஆஹா........
தென்றலா
ஏஹே........
மேடையில் பாரு
ஹேஹெஹ் ஹேஹெஹ்
கவிஞனா
ஆஹாஹ்
புலவனா
ஏஹே........
பாடலைக் கேளு
ஹேஹெஹ் ஹேஹெஹ்
Is it lightning?
Male : Aahaa
Male : Is it a breeze?
Male : Yaehae
Male : Look at the stage!
Male : Haeheah haeheah
Male : Is he a poet?
Male : Aahaah
Male : Is he a scholar?
Male : Yaehae….
Male : Listen to the song!
Male : Haeheah haeheah
உள்ளம் வண்ண ஊஞ்சல் போட்டு
இங்கே ஆடுது ஹஹா
வெள்ளம் போலே இன்பம் பொங்கி
இங்கே ஓடுது ஹேஹெஹ் ஹெஹ் ஹெஹ்
Setting up a colorful swing in the heart,
It swings right here, haha!
Male : Joy overflows like a flood,
And flows right here, haeheah heah heah!
ராகம் தெரிந்தால் தாளம் புரிந்தால்
நீங்கள் கூட பாடலாம் ஹேய்
நாடி நரம்பில் போதை ஏற
நீங்கள் கூட ஆடலாம் ஆஹ்.....
கண்களில் நூறு மின்னல்கள் பாய
நெஞ்சோடு நெஞ்சம் பின்னிக்கலாம்......ஹேய்
If you know the melody and understand the rhythm,
You too can sing along, haei!
Male : As intoxication rises in every vein and nerve,
You too can dance along, aah…
Male : As a hundred lightnings strike in the eyes,
Hearts can intertwine with hearts….haei!
மின்னலா தென்றலா மேடையில் பாரு
ஆஹாஹ் ஆஹாஹா ஆஹ் ஆஹ்
Is it lightning or a gentle breeze? Look at the stage!
Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah
கவிஞனா புலவனா பாடலைக் கேளு
ஹெஹெஹ் ஹெஹ் ஹெஹெஹ்
Is he a poet or a scholar? Listen to the song!
Haeheah heah haeheah
கவலை இல்லை பாடுகிறோம்
ஹெஹெஹ் ஹெஹ் ஹெஹெஹ்
காவல் இல்லை ஆடுகிறோம்
இருவர் :
இதோ.......தரதாரதாரதாராதா
We sing without any worries!
Haeheah heah haeheah
Male : We dance without any restrictions!
Both : Here it comes…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa
மின்னலா
ஆஹா........
தென்றலா
ஏஹே........
மேடையில் பாரு
ஹேஹெஹ் ஹேஹெஹ்
கவிஞனா
ஆஹாஹ்
புலவனா
ஏஹே........
பாடலைக் கேளு
ஹேஹெஹ் ஹேஹெஹ்
Is it lightning?
Male : Aahaa….
Male : Is it a breeze?
Male : Yaehae…..
Male : Look at the stage!
Male : Haeheah haeheah
Male : Kavinganaa
Male : Aahaah
Male : Pulavanaa
Male : Yaehae….
Male : Listen to the song!
Male : Haeheah haeheah
காலம் எங்கள் கையில் வந்தால்
தென்றல் வீசலாம் டரரா தார தாரரா
நாளும் எங்கள் தோட்டம் தன்னில்
குயில்கள் கூவலாம் ஹஹா......
If time comes into our hands,
The gentle breeze can blow, dararaa thaara thaararaa!
Male : Every single day in our garden,
Cuckoos can sing, haha!
ஆளுக்காளு தலைவன் என்று
போட்டி பூசல் இல்லையே ஏஹேஹே....
பாசமென்னும் நூலில்
நாங்கள் தொடுத்து வைத்த முல்லையே அஅஹா
Claiming each person is a supreme leader,
There is no rivalry or conflict here, yaehaehae….
Male : On the thread called affection,
We are the jasmine flowers strung together, aahaa!
ஒவ்வொரு மேடை ஒவ்வொரு பேச்சு
ஒவ்வொரு விதமாய் இங்கில்லையே.....ஏய்..
Every stage and every speech,
Is not fake or divided in different ways here….yaei….
மின்னலா தென்றலா மேடையில் பாரு
ஹெஹெஹ் ஹெஹ் ஹெஹெஹ்
Is it lightning or a gentle breeze? Look at the stage!
Haeheah heah haeheah
கவிஞனா புலவனா பாடலைக் கேளு
ஆஹாஹ் ஆஹாஹா ஆஹ் ஆஹ்
Is he a poet or a scholar? Listen to the song!
Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah
கவலை இல்லை பாடுகிறோம்....
காவல் இல்லை ஆடுகிறோம்......
இருவர் :
இதோ.......தரதாரதாரதாராதா
We sing without any worries!
Male : We dance without any restrictions!
Both : Here it comes…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa
மின்னலா
ஆஹா........
தென்றலா
ஏஹே........
மேடையில் பாரு
ஹேஹெஹ் ஹேஹெஹ் க்ருரூ...
கவிஞனா
ஆஹாஹ்
புலவனா
ஏஹே........
பாடலைக் கேளு
ஹேஹெஹ் ஹேஹெஹ்
Is it lightning?
Male : Aahaa
Male : Is it a breeze?
Male : Yaehae
Male : Look at the stage!
Male : Haeheah haeheah kkruroo
Male : Is he a poet?
Male : Aahaah
Male : Is he a scholar?
Male : Yaehae….
Male : Listen to the song!
Male : Haeheah haeheah
Minnalaa thendralaa medaiyil paaru
Is it lightning or a gentle breeze? Look at the stage!
Haeheah heah haeheah
Haeheah heah haeheah
Kavinganaa pulavanaa paadalai kelu
Is he a poet or a scholar? Listen to the song!
Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah
Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah
Kavalai illai paadukirom
We sing without any worries!
Male :Kaaval illai aadugirom
Male : We dance without any restrictions!
Both :Idho…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa
Both : Here it comes…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa
Minnalaa
Is it lightning?
Male :Aahaa
Male : Aahaa
Male :Thendralaa
Male : Is it a breeze?
Male :Yaehae
Male : Yaehae
Male :Medaiyil paaru
Male : Look at the stage!
Male :Haeheah haeheah
Male : Haeheah haeheah
Male :Kavinganaa
Male : Is he a poet?
Male :Aahaah
Male : Aahaah
Male :Pulavanaa
Male : Is he a scholar?
Male :Yaehae….
Male : Yaehae….
Male :Paadalai kelu
Male : Listen to the song!
Male :Haeheah haeheah
Male : Haeheah haeheah
Ullam vanna oonjal pottu
Setting up a colorful swing in the heart,
Ingae aaduthu hahaa
It swings right here, haha!
Male :Vellam polae Inbam pongi
Male : Joy overflows like a flood,
Ingae oduthu haeheah heah heah
And flows right here, haeheah heah heah!
Raagam therinthaal thaalam purinthaal
If you know the melody and understand the rhythm,
Neengal kooda paadalaam haei
You too can sing along, haei!
Male :Naadi narambil bodhai yaera
Male : As intoxication rises in every vein and nerve,
Neengal kooda aadalaam aah…
You too can dance along, aah…
Male :Kangalil nooru minnalgal paaya
Male : As a hundred lightnings strike in the eyes,
Nenjodu nenjam pinnikklaam….haei
Hearts can intertwine with hearts….haei!
Minnalaa thendralaa medaiyil paaru
Is it lightning or a gentle breeze? Look at the stage!
Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah
Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah
Kavinganaa pulavanaa paadalai kelu
Is he a poet or a scholar? Listen to the song!
Haeheah heah haeheah
Haeheah heah haeheah
Kavalai illai paadukirom
We sing without any worries!
Haeheah heah haeheah
Haeheah heah haeheah
Male :Kaaval illai aadugirom
Male : We dance without any restrictions!
Both :Idho…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa
Both : Here it comes…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa
Minnalaa
Is it lightning?
Male :Aahaa….
Male : Aahaa….
Male :Thendralaa
Male : Is it a breeze?
Male :Yaehae…..
Male : Yaehae…..
Male :Medaiyil paaru
Male : Look at the stage!
Male :Haeheah haeheah
Male : Haeheah haeheah
Male :Kavinganaa
Male : Kavinganaa
Male :Aahaah
Male : Aahaah
Male :Pulavanaa
Male : Pulavanaa
Male :Yaehae….
Male : Yaehae….
Male :Paadalai kelu
Male : Listen to the song!
Male :Haeheah haeheah
Male : Haeheah haeheah
Kaalam engal kaiyil vanthaal
If time comes into our hands,
Thendral veesalaam dararaa thaara thaararaa
The gentle breeze can blow, dararaa thaara thaararaa!
Male :Naalum engal thottam thannil
Male : Every single day in our garden,
Kuyilgal koovalaam hahaa
Cuckoos can sing, haha!
Aalukkaalu thalaivan endru
Claiming each person is a supreme leader,
Potti poosal illaiyae yaehaehae….
There is no rivalry or conflict here, yaehaehae….
Male :Paasamennum noolil
Male : On the thread called affection,
Naangal thoduththu vaiththa mullaiyae aahaa
We are the jasmine flowers strung together, aahaa!
Ovvoru medai ovvoru pechchu
Every stage and every speech,
Ovvoru vidhamaai ingillaiyae….yaei….
Is not fake or divided in different ways here….yaei….
Minnalaa thendralaa medaiyil paaru
Is it lightning or a gentle breeze? Look at the stage!
Haeheah heah haeheah
Haeheah heah haeheah
Kavinganaa pulavanaa paadalai kelu
Is he a poet or a scholar? Listen to the song!
Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah
Aahaah aahaahaa aah aah
Kavalai illai paadukirom
We sing without any worries!
Male :Kaaval illai aadugirom
Male : We dance without any restrictions!
Both :Idho…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa
Both : Here it comes…..thrathaarathaarathaaraathaa
Minnalaa
Is it lightning?
Male :Aahaa
Male : Aahaa
Male :Thendralaa
Male : Is it a breeze?
Male :Yaehae
Male : Yaehae
Male :Medaiyil paaru
Male : Look at the stage!
Male :Haeheah haeheah kkruroo
Male : Haeheah haeheah kkruroo
Male :Kavinganaa
Male : Is he a poet?
Male :Aahaah
Male : Aahaah
Male :Pulavanaa
Male : Is he a scholar?
Male :Yaehae….
Male : Yaehae….
Male :Paadalai kelu
Male : Listen to the song!
Male :Haeheah haeheah
Male : Haeheah haeheah
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic, celebratory song from the 1985 film 'Ilamai' expresses youthful exuberance, freedom, and unity through music and dance. The performers invite the audience to leave their worries behind, join in the rhythm, and experience pure bliss as hearts intertwine and joyous floodwaters flow.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question & Metaphor
“Minnalaa thendralaa medaiyil paaru”
Comparing the performer or music to lightning (minnal) and a breeze (thendral) using rhetorical questioning to highlight brilliance and softness.
Simile (Upamai)
“Vellam polae Inbam pongi”
Using 'polae' (like) to compare overflowing happiness to a surging flood.
Metaphor (Urvagam)
“Paasamennum noolil Naangal thoduththu vaiththa mullaiyae”
Metaphorically describing love/affection as a thread ('Paasamennum noolil') on which people are woven like jasmine flowers ('mullai').
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kavalai illai paadukirom / Male :Kaaval illai aadugirom”
Repetition of initial consonants like 'Kavalai' and 'Kaaval' to give a rhythmic beat.
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Trivia
'Ilamai' (1985) is a lesser-known Tamil youthful drama album featuring lyrics by the prolific Vaali, characterized by high-energy dance chorus arrangements typical of mid-1980s Tamil cinema stage performance sequences.
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